The Board found that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, arthritis, hypertension, and arteriosclerotic heart disease and/or congestive heart failure are proximately due to his service-connected bronchial asthma. The disability ratings for these conditions remain unchanged as they were already in place prior to this decision.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, arthritis, hypertension, and arteriosclerotic heart disease and/or congestive heart failure are secondary to his service-connected bronchial asthma based on medical evidence linking each condition to the effects of the service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, arthritis, hypertension, arteriosclerotic heart disease and/or congestive heart failure
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1021974
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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